Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED' NOV. 20, 1906.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20. 1906.

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HARRY O. KEITHLER, OF GLEN OLDEN, PENNSYLVANIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application filed March 20, 1906, Serial No. 306,960.

To 0,64 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. KEITHLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Glen Olden, county of Delaware, and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Non-RefillableBottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in non-refillablebottles, and has for its object to provide an exceedingly simple andeffective device which may be applied to any ordinary bottle and when soapplied will make it impossible to pour liquid into the bottle, whichwill permit the free outflow of the liquid.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, the constructionand operation will now be described in detail, referring to theaccompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, which is avertical section of a bottle, showing my improvement applied thereto.

In carrying out my invention as here embodiedfA represents the bottle,of ordinary design, in the neck of which is fitted a cork or stopper B,having a hole C therethrough. T o the stopper before it is forced intothe neck is secured the valve F by the hinge D,

and this valve may be of cork or other suitable material.

When the stopper is in place within the neck of the bottle, liquidcannot flow into the bottle on account of the valve being normally in aclosed position, but can easily flow therefrom when the bottle istipped, as its contents will force the valve outward.

H represents a keeper consisting of the two bell-shaped sections a andI), connected together by the stem (1, and in practice this keeper isinserted Within the neck of the bottle so as to rest upon the stopperand may serve the purpose of holding the stopper in place. The keepermay be secured within the neck of the bottle in any convenient manner,such as applying glass-cement to the outer circumference of the bell aprior to inserting the keeper within the neck, and as this bell a fitsthe neck of the bottle snugly such application of cement will securelyseal the keeper within the neck of the bottle.

e is a hole formed in the lower portion of the bell a, and f is asimilar hole formed in the bell b. The object of these holes is topermit the liquid to flow through the neck of the bottle after passingthe valve F.

I represents a ball which is adapted to fit within the bell b and whenthe bottle is in any position above the horizontal to press upon thevalve F, thus more securely holding the valve upon its seat; but Whenthe bottle is tipped sufl iciently below the horizontal the ball willroll into the upper portion of the bell b, as shown in dotted lines,thus permitting the valve to be forced open by the outflowing liquid Itis to be noted that the bell a is of such shape as to readily receive acork in order that the bottle may be closed and sealed in the usualmanner for shipment and alsofor receiving the cork after being opened toprevent dust passing into the mouth thereof.

While the keeper may be made of any suitable material, I prefer to makethe same of glass on account of the same being cleanly and exceedinglycheap and for a further reason that, glass being fragile, any attempt toremove the keeper will result in the breaking of the same, thus givingnotice to the public or persons desiring to draw liquid from the bottlethat the same had been tampered with.

The holes eand f are set out of alinement. so that wire or otherimplements may not be passed down the neck of the bottle and tamper withthe valve.

In the original filling of the bottle the liquid is poured. within thesame and the stopper B then forced into place, after which the keepercontaining the ball is sealed within the neck, and, as before described,this will permit the withdrawal of the contents of the bottle asoccasion mayrequire but when the entire contents has been withdrawn thebottle must be destroyed, as it will be of no further use, since itcannot be refilled.

Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis 1. In combination with a bottle, a stopper adapted to be forced intothe neck of said bottle, a valve located upon the upper side of thestopper, a keeper consisting of two bellshaped sections, one adapted tobear upon the stopper and the other adapted to receive a having a holetherein set out of alinement cork, both of said sections having a holeIn testimony whereof I have hereunto therein and a ball located Withinthe lower aifixed my signature in the presence of two 10 bell-section,as and for the purposle set forth. subscribing witnesses.

2. In combination with a bott e,a keeper consisting of two bell-shapedsections each HARRY KEITHLER' I Witnesses: and a stern connecting thetwo sections, as H. BOYLAN, specified. i WALTER PYLE.

